Connector Carrier for Electronic Device Kiosk

2. The kiosk of claim 1 wherein each of the electrical connectors is fixedly attached to the chassis of the connector carrier.

3. The kiosk of claim 1 wherein moving the selected electrical connector from the first position to the second position includes moving at least a tip portion of the selected electrical connector into the inspection area.

4. The kiosk of claim 1 wherein movement of the connector carrier toward the inspection area includes movement of the connector carrier in a first direction, and wherein the connector carrier is further configured to move in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, to move the selected electrical connector from the second position to the first position and automatically disconnect the selected electrical connector from the mobile phone.

5. The kiosk of claim 1 wherein the central axis is a first axis, and wherein movement of the connector carrier toward the inspection area includes rotation of the connector carrier about a second axis, spaced apart from the first axis.

6. The kiosk of claim 5 wherein movement of the connector carrier toward the inspection area includes rotation of the connector carrier about the second axis in a first direction, and wherein the connector carrier is further configured to rotate about the second axis in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, to move the selected electrical connector from the second position to the first position and automatically disconnect the one electrical connector from the mobile phone.

9. The kiosk of claim 8 wherein the support surface is inclined at an angle relative to a horizontal plane.

10. The kiosk of claim 8 wherein the central axis extends perpendicular to the support surface.

11. The kiosk of claim 8, further comprising a transparent plate positioned in the inspection area, wherein the transparent plate includes the support surface.

12. The kiosk of claim 1 wherein the connector carrier has a cylindrical shape.

14. The connector carrier of claim 13 wherein the support frame is configured to move the chassis through an arc relative to the inspection area.

15. The connector carrier of claim 14 wherein the arc lies in a plane that is perpendicular to the central axis of the carrousel chassis.

16. The connector carrier of claim 13 wherein the support frame is configured to be pivotally mounted to a support structure of the kiosk at a pivot point spaced apart from the central axis of the chassis, and wherein the support frame is further configured to rotate about the pivot point to move the chassis relative to the inspection area.

17. The connector carrier of claim 13 wherein the inspection area of the kiosk includes a transparent plate configured to support mobile phones, and wherein the chassis is configured to rotate about the central axis in a plane that is parallel to the transparent plate.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein moving the carrousel toward the inspection area includes rotating the carrousel about a pivot axis spaced apart from the central axis.

20. The method of claim 18 further comprising, after moving the carrousel toward the inspection area to present the selected electrical connector to the user for connection to the mobile phone, moving the carrousel away from the inspection area to automatically disconnect the selected electrical connector from the mobile phone.